The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Rural Northern Border Region Planning Program. The purpose of this program is to assist in the planning and identifying of key rural health issues located within the rural identified counties and states of the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC).
Sponsoring Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Type of Fund: Grant
Deadline Available: Available
Deadline Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/14/2021
Size of the Fund: USD $50,000 to $500,000
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 Rural Northern Border Region Planning Program. The purpose of this program is to assist in the planning and identifying of key rural health issues located within the rural identified counties and states of the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC).
The program supports planning activities to identify key rural health issues, assess rural health challenges, and engage in strategic planning activities to inform rural health plans across the northern border region. The ultimate goal of the program is to help underserved rural communities identify and better address their health care needs. Projects may include planning activities that address challenges related to access to care and health care workforce or assist small rural hospitals improve their financial and operational performance. Applicants should build upon existing policy and academic reports so that products resulting from this award further existing efforts, where applicable. Rural Northern Border Region Planning Program funds will support 18 months of planning activities. For the purposes of this award, planning activities are those that prepare a community to provide direct services.
Rural Northern Border Region Planning Program funds will support 18 months of planning activities. For the purposes of this award, planning activities are those that prepare a community to provide direct services. Examples include (but are not limited to):
- Conducting a needs assessment
- Engaging in a formal strategic planning process
- Hiring consultants and facilitators to support planning efforts
- Developing infrastructure and capacity building
- Development of by-laws, Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), formal network member agreements among network members
- Identifying and developing strategies for rural hospitals to better address and meet regional and/or local population health needs
Funding Information
HRSA estimates approximately $760,000 to be available annually to fund up to four recipients. You may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $190,000 total cost (includes both direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs) per year. The period of performance is September 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023 (18 months).
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Small businesses
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants are located in the following NBRC-designated service areas: Maine: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo, and Washington counties New Hampshire: Belknap, Carroll, Cheshire, Coos, Grafton, and Sullivan counties New York: Cayuga, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Sullivan, Washington, Warren, Wayne, and Yates counties Vermont: Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor counties Indicates partially rural counties located in the NBRC service area. All other counties are fully rural with the exception of the following non-rural counties: Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady County in New York, and Chittenden and Grand Isle County in Vermont.
More information at: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333177
Eligible Countries:
United States
